2024 Summer Enrichment Camps
Our River Curriculum
Lesson: Boats & Bridges
Grade: 1st-6th (ALL GRADES)
Content Area: Science, Engineering, Team Building
Field Trip Connection: National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium
Objective: Students will work as a team to build a make-shift boat and bridge.
Lesson: Career Exploration
Grade: 1st-2nd; 3rd-4th; 5th-6th
Content Area: Vocabulary, Social-Emotional, Goal-Setting
Field Trip Connection: River Captain’s Choice
Objective: Students will build river-related vocabulary knowledge and consider career interests for the future.
Lesson: Keelboat Annie
Grade: 1st-2nd; 3rd-4th; 5th-6th
Content Area: Literacy, Folktales, Creative Writing
Field Trip Connection: River Captain’s Choice
Objective: Students will read about characters from tall tales and write an original folktale about the Mississippi River.
Lesson: River Crossing
Grade: 1st-2nd; 3rd-4th; 5th-6th
Content Area: Logical Reasoning, Team building, Cooperation
Field Trip Connection: Scott County Park
Objective: Students will practice logical reasoning and cooperative skills as they work as teams to play movement-based games.
Lesson: Mussels
Grade: 1st-2nd; 3rd-4th; 5th-6th
Content Area: Animal Science, Literacy
Field Trip Connection: Nahant Marsh
Objective: Students will learn about the physical characteristics of mussels.
Lesson: River Beds
Grade: 1st-2nd; 3rd-4th; 5th-6th
Content Area: Animal Science, Literacy
Field Trip Connection: Celebration Belle
Objective: Students will learn about the major rivers in the world and how mammals sleep in or around the rivers.